Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus Washed up dead on Camber Sands, East Sussex, UK..Jason Carter and Glenda Frost of British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) talk to members of the public. Note injuries caused by propeller strike.This 15 metre whale was found beached on 16 November 2006. It has been struck several times by a large ship's propeller and the tail fluke has been severed. It is unknown if these injuries occurred before or after death.